It proved a wise decision for a Texas man to brave a stormy downpour and move his truck, as a huge tree branch came toppling down next to his driveway seconds later. The close call was captured by ...

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A video showing a Sudanese woman hanged by her arms from a tree branch in Darfur has been circulating online since September 10. The woman is believed to have died from the torture. Independent ...

A London homeowner whose roof was damaged in a springtime storm says she is further away from getting her home fixed than she was nearly five months ago due to slow communication and action by her ...

First Parish Church of Stow and Acton keeps a late veteran’s recipe alive, turning community apple pies into a fall tradition ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

We were in Azerbaijan as the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States (TURKPA) delegation to attend the 100th anniversary events of Azerbaijan’s prominent poet, Bahtiyar Vahapzade. Vahapzade was not ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. At the end of a long day a couple of weeks ago I sat on my sofa and gave in to doomscrolling on social media. When I ...